Best 20 Easy Fried Rice Recipes

EASY FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Combine eggs and salt. In a large skillet or wok over medium heat, scramble eggs in 1 teaspoon oil, breaking into small pieces. Remove from skillet and set aside. , Add remaining 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons oil to skillet. Stir-fry rice over medium-high heat for 5 minutes. Add vegetables, onions and garlic; stir-fry for 5 minutes. Add chicken; stir-fry until heated through, 3-5 minutes. Combine soy sauce, broth, pepper and ginger. Add to rice; stir to coat. Add bacon and eggs; heat through.

EASY HOMEMADE SHRIMP FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Heat sesame oil and olive oil in a large nonstick skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add shrimp and cook until they are bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque, about 3 minutes, flipping halfway through.
• Remove shrimp from the skillet using a slotted spoon, allowing oils and cooking juices to remain in the skillet. Place shrimp on a plate and set aside.
• Add peas and carrots and corn to the skillet and cook, stirring intermittently, until vegetables begin to soften, about 2 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir for 1 minute. Push vegetables to the side of the skillet, pour eggs into the other side, and cook to scramble, stirring as necessary, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Stir shrimp, rice, and green onions into the skillet. Drizzle evenly with soy sauce, season with salt and pepper, and stir to combine. Cook until shrimp is reheated through, about 2 minutes.

QUICK AND EASY PINEAPPLE FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add oil. Add diced onion and cook for about 1 minute. Add ginger and garlic, and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
• Increase heat to medium-high; add pineapple, red bell pepper, and peas. Cook, stirring constantly, for 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in rice and soy sauce, and cook until sauce is well incorporated, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in sesame oil and remove from heat.
• Garnish with sliced green onion and sesame seeds before serving.

EASY BACON FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until just beginning to brown, about 7 minutes. Drain all but 1 to 2 teaspoons of bacon grease from the skillet. Add green beans, onion, and garlic; saute until bacon is crisp and green beans and onions are softened, about 3 minutes.
• Push bacon mixture to one side of the skillet; heat sesame oil on the empty side, about 30 seconds. Pour in egg; cook until just set, about 1 minute. Stir into bacon mixture to combine. Mix in rice. Stir in soy sauce, a tablespoon at a time, until rice is evenly coated. Cook until rice is heated through, 3 to 5 minutes.

EASY PORK FRIED RICE

Steps:

• In a large skillet or wok, heat oil over medium-high heat; add egg. As egg sets, lift edges, letting uncooked portion flow underneath. When egg is completely cooked, remove to a plate and keep warm. , In the same pan, stir-fry the pork, onion and bean sprouts for 2-3 minutes or until onion is tender. Add rice and broth; cover and cook for 1-2 minutes or until heated through. , Chop egg into small pieces; add to rice mixture. Stir in the soy sauce, green onion, sugar and pepper.

EASY FRIED RICE WITH HAM

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-low heat; swirl to coat pan. In a small bowl, lightly beat together eggs, 2 teaspoons water, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Pour into pan; cook, pulling in egg from edge of pan, until set, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a plate; when cool enough to handle, cut into strips.
• In pan, heat remaining tablespoon oil over mediumheat. Add scallions and garlic; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add ham and rice; season with salt. Cook, stirring often, until very hot, about 5 minutes.
• Add vinegar, peas, and eggs; cook until very hot, about 2 minutes.

EASY FRIED RICE FOR TWO

Steps:

• 1 tbsp oil in a skillet and stir fry onion until it is golden but not burnt. Put onions to the side of the skillet.
• Add eggs to skillet and fry until fluffy, remove eggs from skillet.
• Add the extra oil to skillet then add veggies and rice, tossing to get everything mixed.
• Add egg back to skillet then sprinkle the rice with soy sauce and enjoy.
• Note you may use less oil, my family loves the taste of it so I use more than most.

EASY CHINESE EGG FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil in wok or pan.
• Add egg and scramble.
• Add rice and sauté until rice clumps are loosened.
• Add salt to taste.
• Sauté in green onion and sesame oil for fragrance.
• Serve immediately.

EASY HAM FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Put 3 tbs oil in a large pan and heat up.
• Once heated add in cold rice and let sizzle and brown, stirring occasionally. This usually takes about 10 minutes.
• Once done add in the rest of the oil, onion, garlic, carrot, peas, and ham, mixing it all in together and letting this cook for 5 minutes.
• Then push rice to the side of pan and drop in the eggs and scramble them, making sure the pieces are small.
• Once eggs are done, incorporate them into the rest of the fried rice and add in the soy sauce, mixing well.
• Let cook for another 5 minutes, and serve.

EASY SHRIMP FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Rinse rice in a strainer until the water runs clear.
• Transfer rice to a saucepan. Add water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes. Check rice; the water should be completely absorbed and rice should be tender. If rice is still firm, cover and continue to cook until tender, 3 to 5 more minutes. Remove from the heat. Measure out 2 cups cooked rice for fried rice; set aside. Reserve remaining rice for another use.
• Warm oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and stir-fry until golden brown and soft, about 5 minutes. Add shrimp and green onions; cook, stirring frequently, for 4 minutes. Stir in 2 cups cooked rice and soy sauce; cook for 1 minute.
• Break egg over the top of the rice mixture. Stir until egg has completely set up in the rice, about 3 minutes.

EASY FRIED RICE WITH CHICKEN AND BROCCOLINI

Steps:

• Heat 1 Tbsp. oil in a large nonstick or cast-iron skillet or wok over high. Reserve about 2 Tbsp. sliced scallion greens; add remaining scallions to oil and cook, tossing occasionally, about 1 minute. Add chicken, 1 tsp. salt, and pepper and cook, stirring, about 2 minutes. Stir in garlic and ginger, then add broccolini and toss until incorporated. Cover and cook until chicken is cooked through and broccolini is tender, 2-3 minutes more. Transfer to a large bowl.
• Heat remaining 3 Tbsp. oil in skillet over high. Add rice and remaining 1/4 tsp. salt, toss to coat, then press rice into a single layer, and cook, undisturbed, until crisped on the bottom, about 2 minutes. Move rice to one-half of skillet and add eggs to other half. Cook, stirring gently to form curds, until soft set and just cooked through, about 1 minute, then fold into rice.
• Fold in snow peas, edamame, soy sauce, and orange juice. Cook, tossing, until warmed through, about 1 minute. Add chicken mixture and toss to combine. Divide among plates, then top with reserved 2 Tbsp. scallions. Drizzle with chili or sesame oil, if using.

EASY LEFTOVER FRIED RICE

Steps:

• On medium high heat, heat the oil in a large skillet or wok.
• Add the peas/carrots, onion and garlic.
• Cook until tender about 1 to 2 minutes.
• Lower the heat to medium low and push the mixture off to one side, then pour your eggs on the other side of skillet and cook until scrambled.
• Now add the rice and soy sauce and blend all together well.
• Stir fry until thoroughly heated.

EASY AND FAST BACON FRIED RICE

Steps:

• In a large wok or high sided skillet, cook bacon over medium high heat until done.
• Remove bacon from pan with a slotted spoon and set aside to drain on paper towels.
• Add green onion to bacon grease and cook until tender and slightly translucent.
• Add rice to pan and cook until rice is very lightly brown and cooked throughout.
• Push rice to the sides and add egg into center of pan.
• Quickly scramble cook eggs.
• Push rice back into center of pan and mix all thoroughly.
• Season with soy sauce to taste.

EASY SHIITAKE FRIED RICE

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, warm 1 teaspoon oil. Add eggs; swirl to coat bottom of pan. Cook until set, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board. When cool enough to handle, thinly slice.
• Add remaining oil and onion to pan; cook, stirring, until translucent, 2 to 4 minutes. Add carrots; cook, stirring, until they begin to brown, 4 to 6 minutes.
• Add mushrooms; cook, stirring until tender, 2 to 5 minutes. Add garlic, ginger, and snow peas; cook, stirring, until snow peas are vibrant green, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add rice, soy sauce, and vinegar; toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Fold in sliced egg.

EASY ORANGE SHRIMP FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Prepare rice according to package directions. Reserve. Run cool running water over the shrimp until thawed; drain well.
• Heat oil in a nonstick wok or large skillet set over medium-high heat. Add the sugar snap peas and red pepper. Stir-fry for 5 minutes or until tender and lightly browned.
• Stir in the soy sauce, orange concentrate, honey, ginger, and garlic. Cook for 1 minute or until sauce has slightly thickened.
• Stir the cooked rice, shrimp, orange segments and green onion into the sauce. Cook, tossing, until rice and shrimp are heated through and coated with sauce.
• NOTE: Use up leftovers by stirring 1 1/2 cups sliced, cooked chicken, steak or pork into the stir-fry pan instead of the cooked shrimp.

EASY CHAHAN - JAPANESE FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Chop long green onions, carrots, and bacon into little pieces.
• Put 400g warm rice into a bowl and mix raw egg with it throughly, make sure the egg is coating the rice totally.
• Fry the egg and rice mix with olive oil in a frying pan.
• When the rice starts to spatter, add all the other ingredients except soy sauce and sake.
• Fry all of the contents.
• Add soy sauce and mix it throughly.
• Add sake and mix it throughly.
• Lastly, add salt and pepper to taste.

EGG FRIED RICE - EASY!

Steps:

• Heat your wok until smoking before adding 1tbsp groundnut oil. Add the eggs and scramble for 1-2 minutes. Transfer to a warm plate and put to one side.
• Wipe any excess oil from the wok with a kitchen towel then bring back up to temperature before adding the remaining groundnut oil.
• Add the rice, stirring well, then add the tomatoes and cook for 1-2 minutes.
• Stir in the egg and season to taste with pepper, sesame oil and soy sauce, then stir through the onion before serving.

EASY CHICKEN FRIED RICE

Steps:

• 1. Cut chicken into small bite-sized pieces. Fry chicken in small pan until no longer pink, sit aside.
• 2. Heat sesame oil in 10 inch skillet on medium heat.
• 3. Add vegetables, stir fry until tender.
• 4. Crack eggs into skillet, scramble.
• 5. Add rice, chicken (already cooked) and soy sauce.
• 6. Mix soy sauce and remove from heat. Yes, it's that simple :)

EASY PORK FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook onions and garlic in oil about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are crisp-tender.
• Stir in water, barbecue sauce, soy sauce and vegetables. Heat to boiling; remove from heat. Stir in rice and pork. Cover and let stand about 5 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.

EASY CHICKEN FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Meanwhile, squeeze sides of rice packages to separate rice. Pour into skillet; cook 7 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring occasionally to break up remaining rice.
• Stir in water chestnuts, chicken, peas and carrots, soy sauce and garlic powder. Cook 3 to 4 minutes more or until hot, stirring occasionally.
• Push rice mixture to one side of skillet. Add Egg Beaters to empty side; cook without stirring until edges and bottom begin to set. Gently turn to scramble; continue cooking until set. Stir scrambled Egg Beaters into rice mixture.